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Great system but : what you told the British Columbia Royal Commission on health care and costs

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1867
British Columbia Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs. [Victoria, BC?]: Crown Publications Inc. , 1991.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX157 B862g 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
British Columbia Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Crown Publications Inc.
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Cost-Benefit Analysis - British Columbia
Quality of Health Care - British Columbia
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX157 B862g 1991

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Designing and conducting health surveys : a comprehensive guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21107
Aday, Lu Ann, Cornelius, Llewellyn J. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers , 2006. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84.3 A221 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Thinking about topics for health surveys; Matching the survey design to survey objectives; Defining and clarifying the survey variables; Thinking through the relationships between variables; Choosing the methods of data collection; Deciding who will be in the sample; Deciding how many will be in th…
Author
Aday, Lu Ann
Cornelius, Llewellyn J
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xxii, 518 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Health Surveys
Data Collection - methods
Research Design
Abstract
Thinking about topics for health surveys
Matching the survey design to survey objectives
Defining and clarifying the survey variables
Thinking through the relationships between variables
Choosing the methods of data collection
Deciding who will be in the sample
Deciding how many will be in the sample
General principles for formulating questions
Formulating questions about health
Formulating questions about demographics and behavior
Formulating questions about knowledge and attitudes
Guidelines for formatting the questionnaire
Monitoring and carrying out the survey
Preparing the data for analysis
Planning and implementing the analysis of the data
Writing the research report
ISBN
9780787975609
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W 84.3 A221 2006

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Designing and conducting health surveys : a comprehensive guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8989
Aday, Lu Ann. Scarborough, Ont.: Jossey-Bass Publishers , 1996. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84.3 A221 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Aday, Lu Ann
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Scarborough, Ont.
Publisher
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Publication Date
1996
Physical Description
xxiv, 535 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Health Surveys
Data Collection - methods
Research Design
ISBN
0787902942
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Provincial Pharmacy BCCA
VC PFCS
Call Number
W 84.3 A221 1996

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Non-physicians performing screening flexible sigmoidoscopy : clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14915
Ho, Chuong. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA) , 2006.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Technology report, Issue 60, January 2006
CADTH report
Author
Ho, Chuong
Corporate Author
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA)
Publication Date
2006
Series
CADTH report
Technology report 60
Subjects
Sigmoidoscopy
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control
Costs and Cost Analysis
Colorectal Neoplasms - economics
ISBN
1897257007 (print)
1897257015 (online)
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Retention Policy
Discard in 2009
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Introduction to efficacy in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine (Justification of medical radiation exposure)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18712
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN650 N277 1995 v.13
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
1995
Series
NCRP commentary 13
Subjects
Diagnostic Imaging
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Predictive Value of Tests
Cost-Benefit Analysis
ISBN
0292600452
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
VC Medical Physics
Call Number
WN650 N277 1995 v.13
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Cancer policy : research and methods

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3706
[Boston, MA]: Kluwer Academic Publishers , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 C2147 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Bennett, C. Charles L
Stinson, Tammy J
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
xii, 182 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
Cancer treatment and research 97
Subjects
Neoplasms
Research
Health Policy
Health Services Research
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Quality of Health Care
United States
ISBN
079238203X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 C2147 1998

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Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21002
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2005. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W74 M592 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Drummond, Michael F
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xv, 379 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Costs and Cost Analysis
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Economics, Medical
Program Evaluation
Evaluation Studies as Topic
ISBN
9780198529453
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W74 M592 2005

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Economic evaluation in clinical trials

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21008
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV771 E19 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Glick, Henry A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
x, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Clinical Trials as Topic - economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis - methods
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - economics
ISBN
9780198529972
019852997X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV771 E19 2007

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Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15477
Jonsen, Albert R, Siegler, Mark, Winslade, William J. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc. , 2006. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB 60 J81 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Author
Jonsen, Albert R
Siegler, Mark
Winslade, William J
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Ethics, Clinical
Bioethical Issues
Patient Participation
Decision Making
Ethical Analysis - methods
Quality of Life
ISBN
0071441999
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WB 60 J81 2006
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Health funding explained

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120270
Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
  3 read online  
Corporate Author
Auditor General of British Columbia
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Government of British Columbia
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Health Expenditures
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
British Columbia
Notes
Information piece: January 2013 at head of title.
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Available in PDF or web format
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Health funding explained 2

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120147
Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
  3 read online  
Alternate Title
Health funding explained two
Corporate Author
Auditor General of British Columbia
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Government of British Columbia
Publication Date
2017
Subjects
Health Expenditures
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
British Columbia
Notes
March 2017 at head of title. This report is an update to the January 2013 report, Health funding explained.
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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Priorities in health

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14837
Washington, DC: World Bank , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA395 P958 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Disease control priorities project
Editor
Jamison, Dean T
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
World Bank
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Public Health
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Developing Countries
Health Planning
Preventive Medicine
ISBN
0821362607
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA395 P958 2006
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Redefining health care : creating value-based competition on results

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19208
Porter, Michael E, Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted. [Boston, MA]: Harvard Business School Press , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W74 AA1 P847r 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Scoping the problem; Identifying the root causes; How reform went wrong; Principles of value-based competition; Strategic implications for health care providers; Strategic implications for health plans; Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers; Health care policy and value-based competi…
Author
Porter, Michael E
Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Harvard Business School Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xvii, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Quality of Health care - economics
Health Care Costs
Economic Competition
United States
Abstract
Scoping the problem
Identifying the root causes
How reform went wrong
Principles of value-based competition
Strategic implications for health care providers
Strategic implications for health plans
Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers
Health care policy and value-based competition: implications for government.
ISBN
9781591397786
1591397782
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W74 AA1 P847r 2006

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How to get better value cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21173
Gray, J.A. Muir, Kerr, David J. Oxford, UK: Offox Press , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 G779 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Gray, J.A. Muir
Kerr, David J
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Offox Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - economics
Health Planning
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Cancer Care Facilities
Decision Making
Clinical Trials as Topic
Costs and Cost Analysis
Health Care Costs
Cost Savings
ISBN
9781904202158
1904202152
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 G779 2013

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Transforming health care : Virginia Mason Medical Center’s pursuit of the perfect patient experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21019
Kenney, Charles. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 K36 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Kenney, Charles
Place of Publication
Boca Raton, Fla.
Publisher
CRC Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxii, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Health facility administration
Cost Control - methods
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Efficiency, Organizational
Patient Satisfaction
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
Washington
ISBN
9781563273759
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WX150 K36 2011

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Guidelines for the economic evaluation of health technologies : Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121661
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) , 2017. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 82 G946 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
76 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
CADTH methods and guidelines
Subjects
Technology Assessment, Biomedical - economics
Technology Assessment, Biomedical - methods
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Decision Making
Guidelines
Canada
Notes
In April 2006 Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA) changed to Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
W 82 G946 2017
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Economic evaluation of cancer drugs : using clinical trial and real-world data

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122940
Khan, Iftekhar, Crott, Ralph, Bashir, Zahid. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group , 2020.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Khan, Iftekhar
Crott, Ralph
Bashir, Zahid
Place of Publication
Boca Raton, Fla.
Publisher
CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date
2020
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Chapman & Hall /CRC biostatistics series
Subjects
Antineoplastic Agents - economics
Economics, Medical
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis
ISBN
9780429531842
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Cost of hope : a memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20766
Bennett, Amanda. New York, NY: Random House , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B471 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Bennett, Amanda
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
228 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Kidney Neoplasms
Cost of Illness
Health Care Costs
Family Relations
Autobiography
ISBN
9781400069842
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 B471 2012

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Assessing the economic value of anti-cancer therapies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6241
Neymark, Niels. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 1998 v.148
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Neymark, Niels
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Publication Date
1998
Series
Recent results in cancer research 148
Subjects
Neoplasms - drug therapy - economics
Neoplasms - therapy - economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis - methods
ISBN
3540640304
ISSN
0080-0015
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 1998 v.148

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Practical strategies to assess value in health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123827
Solid, Craig A. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG , 2022.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Solid, Craig A.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Publication Date
2022
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Economics, Medical
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Health Care Costs
Medical Audit - methods
Decision Support Techniques
ISBN
3030951480
9783030951481
9783030951498
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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